Reality Tours
Tours for travelers who want to learn what life is really like in Zanzibar and Dar es Salaam.
Reality tours are meant to be self-sustaining and to create a profit that can be used for Visionary Society Projects.
We should set a maximum number of guests for each tour (8 people?).
Maybe some partners can assist guides, supporting them with extra income to fund their education or business, and boosting their confidence by enabling them to meet people from all over the world.
Should we allow participants to choose the Projects or Organizations we visit?
Publicity
Global sites: Tripadvisor, Airbnb Experiences, Viator. We need to prepare a professional and intriguing introduction, along with good photos.
Local travel agencies. Work with some of the many tour agencies (giving them a percentage of sales), and publicize online on existing tour sites such as Aviator and Tripadvisor.
Direct advertising on our website.
Sample intro (and Brochure)
Get the real picture of this amazing city! Zanzibar is an ancient and magical cultural crossroads, but there is also a great deal of need.
Visit a home for the disabled, an orphanage, or a community school. See Visionary Society Projects in action – a way for any sensitive person to take steps to reach their dreams. Talk with local people as we walk through historic alleyways, and stop for a drink at an outdoor café. See what people are capable of achieving despite adverse conditions, trying to improve their lives and work towards a better future.
Tours are conducted by Zanzibar residents themselves. Part of the profits from every tour are invested back into the community. Visionary Tanzania is a community-based nonprofit organization.
Visionary Society is seeing as deep as we can, and taking action to make a more beautful world and a more beautiful life. Visionary Tanzania connects those sensitive to life in finding the underlying cause of a social problems. Join us!
All profits go to the projects you visit. See first hand where your money is going.
Preparation
Register Visionary Society in Zanzibar and Dar es Salaam.
Print brochures for local travel agencies.
Online publcity: Ads on social media. New web page on our website.
Training for Guides, including sample free tours to test the system.
Tours
Two and a half hour walking tour (with short rides in shared vehicles): $50.
Four hour tour: walking and in vehicles: $80.
Introduction by the Guide (10 – 15 minutes). Talk about the living and working conditions, health and education, and the general life of the people.
Walking tour (30 minutes). Walk through Stone Town, with stops along the way of places that reveal the life of the local working man and woman. Tea at the domino stand (or something similar). Conversation with locals who can talk for a few minutes on real life here.
Visit 2 or 3 existing Visionary Tanzania Projects, with an introduction by the Project partner.
Visit 1 or 2 local non-profit organizations, such as an orphanage, community school, or home for the elderly, sick or disabled.
Local drink (coffee or tea for example) and traditional snack (not a meal).
Budget
Amounts to be determined.
– Cost of Registering Visionary Society in Zanzibar and Dar es Salaam.
– Payment to Guides (for each tour).
– Transportation (shared or rented vehicle).
– Local drink and snack.
– Inexpensive local gift for each participant?
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Reality tours are meant to be self-sustaining and to create a profit that can be used for Visionary Society Projects.
We should set a maximum number of guests for each tour (8 people?).
Maybe some partners can assist guides, supporting them with extra income to fund their education or business, and boosting their confidence by enabling them to meet people from all over the world.
Should we allow participants to choose the Projects or Organizations we visit?
Publicity
Global sites: Tripadvisor, Airbnb Experiences, Viator. We need to prepare a professional and intriguing introduction, along with good photos.
Local travel agencies. Work with some of the many tour agencies (giving them a percentage of sales), and publicize online on existing tour sites such as Aviator and Tripadvisor.
Direct advertising on our website.
Sample intro (and Brochure)
Get the real picture of this amazing city! Zanzibar is an ancient and magical cultural crossroads, but there is also a great deal of need.
Visit a home for the disabled, an orphanage, or a community school. See Visionary Society Projects in action – a way for any sensitive person to take steps to reach their dreams. Talk with local people as we walk through historic alleyways, and stop for a drink at an outdoor café. See what people are capable of achieving despite adverse conditions, trying to improve their lives and work towards a better future.
Tours are conducted by Zanzibar residents themselves. Part of the profits from every tour are invested back into the community. Visionary Tanzania is a community-based nonprofit organization.
Visionary Society is seeing as deep as we can, and taking action to make a more beautful world and a more beautiful life. Visionary Tanzania connects those sensitive to life in finding the underlying cause of a social problems. Join us!
All profits go to the projects you visit. See first hand where your money is going.
Preparation
Register Visionary Society in Zanzibar and Dar es Salaam.
Print brochures for local travel agencies.
Online publcity: Ads on social media. New web page on our website.
Training for Guides, including sample free tours to test the system.
Tours
Two and a half hour walking tour (with short rides in shared vehicles): $50.
Four hour tour: walking and in vehicles: $80.
Introduction by the Guide (10 – 15 minutes). Talk about the living and working conditions, health and education, and the general life of the people.
Walking tour (30 minutes). Walk through Stone Town, with stops along the way of places that reveal the life of the local working man and woman. Tea at the domino stand (or something similar). Conversation with locals who can talk for a few minutes on real life here.
Visit 2 or 3 existing Visionary Tanzania Projects, with an introduction by the Project partner.
Visit 1 or 2 local non-profit organizations, such as an orphanage, community school, or home for the elderly, sick or disabled.
Local drink (coffee or tea for example) and traditional snack (not a meal).
Budget
Amounts to be determined.
– Cost of Registering Visionary Society in Zanzibar and Dar es Salaam.
– Payment to Guides (for each tour).
– Transportation (shared or rented vehicle).
– Local drink and snack.
– Inexpensive local gift for each participant?